What if shipping a web app could be as simple as writing some code and clicking a button? Laila and Brenda chat with Daniel X. Moore about the philosophy and product design process behind HyperDev, a new platform for collaborating on software by the creators of Trello and Stack Overflow.

GSA, EPA, SEC -- not only is there an acronym for every US federal agency, there's also a lot of software. Developer Jessie Young talks to Brenda and Laila about bringing modern development practices to the government through her work at 18F, a civic consultancy for public digital services.

In the first episode of The Laila & Brenda Show, Brenda and Laila talk about their non-linear paths to careers in software development, the relationship between community involvement and learning new technical skills, and NSYNC versus the Backstreet Boys.